McCain, Daniels Have Hoosier Momentum

Gov. Mitch Daniels and Sen. John McCain have leads outside the margin of error in the latest SurveyUSA polls in Indiana. Daniels leads Democrat Jill Long Thompson 52-38 percent. In the presidential race, John McCain had a 50-44 percent lead over Barack Obama in Indiana. Compared to eight weeks ago, Obama lost 3 percent and McCain picked up 3 percent. The Aug. 16-18 poll was taken of 900 Indiana adults, 779 were registered to vote. Of the registered voters, 645 were determined by SurveyUSA to be likely voters in the election. McCain had leads of 48-44 percent in Southern Indiana, 61-33 percent in Central Indiana and 51-44 percent in the Indianapolis metro. Obama had a 49-44 percent lead in Northern Indiana. In the governor’s race, Daniels is getting 52 percent of those planning to vote for Barack Obama. Both share a message of... [read full story]